Team Singapore delivers strong showing on Days 2 and 3 at the Tokyo Paralympics
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Round of action for Team Singapore at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Days 2 and 3.
Powerlifting
Team Singapore powerlifter Nur Aini Mohamad Yasli made her Paralympics bow on Thursday, 26 August when she competed in the Women's 45kg Finals.
With a personal best of 81kg, she was targeting a new record at Tokyo but losing her balance on her first lift meant a medal was out of reach by the time she reached her second and her third lifts.
Even then, she finished 6th out of 9th position in a field of competitors and the 29 year-old was satisfied with her performance, which was to demonstrate the right technique.
Nur Aini makes history as the first powerlifter from Singapore to compete at the quadrennial Games.
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Archery
In archery, Team Singapore archer Nur Syahidah Alim competed in the Women's Individual Compound Open Ranking Round on Friday at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, where she recorded a score of 682pts to place 7th out of a field of 24 competitors.
Syahidah is a 2019 world champion and former world number 1. She is currently ranked as world No 2, and is hopeful of landing a medal at this year's Games.
Syahidah advances to the 1/8 Eliminations, which will take place on Monday, 30 August.
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Equestrian
In equestrian, seasoned Team Singapore Equestrienne Laurentia Tan scored 73.964% to finish 5th out of 18 competitors. She advances to the Individual Freestyle Test Grade I, which will be held on Monday, 30 August.
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Meanwhile, her teammate Gemma Rose Foo competed in the Individual Freestyle Test Grade 1 Finals, scoring 62.750% to finish 17th out of 18 competitors. She did not advance to the Individual Freestyle Test Grade I Finals.
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Elsewhere Maximillian Tan, who was competing in the Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade II Finals, placed 11th out of a field of 12 competitors, scoring 61.588%.
He too did not advance to the Individual Freestyle Test Grade II Finals.